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Chris Paul
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Grant
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Antonio Baxter is preparing for his first-ever campaign for public off ice""
BYT. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONIC! F
At 27, Antonio Baxter may be the
youngest person in the county filing to run
for office this election year. Baxter is a city
native who has already earned
? anu master s
degrees. He's a political sci
ence professor at Winston
SaJem State University and is
working on his Ph.D. Now he
wants voters to send him to
Raleigh to the Senate, where
most of the current senators are
old enough to be Baxter's
grandparents.
Baxter said he will formal
ly announce his candidacy and
file for the 32nd District next
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will face at least one challenger in the July
20 primary: popular incumbent Linda Gar
rou.
"There are a lot of concerns and issues
in the 32nd District that 1 don't feel are
being adequately addressed." Baxter said. "1
commend (Garrou) on her service to the dis
trict. 1 just feel 1 have a better understanding
of the people in the district and the issues
Garrou
and concerns that affect them."
Baxter's biggest gripe is that the district
- which includes East and South Winston
Salem - lacks the economic initiatives and
developments that other parts of the city
enjoy. As senator, he says he would fight for
ousinesses and jobs to come to the
district.' Baxter referred to the
recent hubbub over Wal-Mart's
desire to build a super store off of
Reynolda Road. He thinks he
could push for businesses like
Wal-Mart to consider areas in the
32nd District such as Kings Plaza
Shopping Center.
We could use a big business
like that. For too long this area has
been forgotten," he said.
If elected, Baxter said he
would also work to push thmuoh
alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent
young people.
Redistricting created the 32nd District a
few years ago. The racially diverse district
seems tailor-made for a black candidate.
Forsyth County the largest county in the
state without black representation in the
state senate. The district, which has about
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plan
may be
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Alternative education
plans to be reviewed
after this school year
BY T. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE .
School officials are not
pleased with the progression
of three day schools that were
set up at sites around the city
to educate students with severe
discipline problems. The day
schools are among the plans
implemented to accommodate
students who would have